The current spectrum of the artist's work Agnes Jaworek includes two projects, KA – EH, self-expressive paintings and drawings, and KRAA – KRAA, original jewellery objects made of raw and natural stones. Both projects resonate with the same key concept related to the vigilance of duration. The creative process which is devoted to the topics closest to human beings becomes a protective ritual for Jaworek. While Jaworek takes on the attitude of a demirug in the first project, in KRAA – KRAA the viewer takes on this role. Here, the artist's declared need for deep communication, her longing to create a community of worlds based on sensitivity, empathy, and mindfulness, echoes the most strongly. The viewer's stories become the content and essence of the object; they give it its ultimate meaning and influence the whole work. The function of body decoration is dominated in favor of a carrier of content that can last for generations. Minimalist and noble objects, as well as expressive gestures full of concentration, created in a long creative process, perfectly showcase Agnes Jaworek's artistic identity. The traces and signs in her paintings are like protective symbols. In this context, objects function like amulets, and their influential power is derived from the recipient. It is both an emphasis on the individual's agency and a reminder of their strength, influencing the construction of the environment, decision-making power, and conscious existence. The perverse titles of the project, referring to the vocalizations of birds, are a reminder to not to resemble and adapt to inhuman ideas. Jaworek's work is an assertive opposition to the hardiness of reality and, at the same time, a declaration of faith in the world of values.

Art, in order to have a credible existential basis in its final resonance, must draw on the experience of life. The way it is lived; both presence and awareness. A passive attitude, the very act of being, does not provide a proper foundation for the illusion that is creativity. The mere realization of a work of art does not prove its value, and attributing artistic significance to objects does not give them the characteristics of quality. Neither do awards, scholarships, or titles. Creation itself is entirely detached from all those aspects. Art is what we make it to be. We are the ones who define the life that defines us. It is a closed, ever-rotating circle, and each element is equally as important as it is irrelevant. A kind of such concentration, consisting in picking out small gestures, insignificant traces, changes their rank and belonging. The greatest advantage of art is its authenticity. The ability to tame and disenchant reality.

– Agnes Jaworek

 
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